Answer:
B
Explanation:
Extraneous/incidental usually mean unimportant or has minor significance. Therefore, 'the completely unrelated information' from B best reflect what the the author mean by 'extraneous/incidental information'.
Your answer is C) gathering details
Answer:
The one by the left
Explanation:
a. He dressed corporately
b. His hair is well groomed
c. He looks well comported
The sentence that contains a participle is the second one - Falling slowly, snowflakes filled the air.
A participle cannot be used as a subject of a sentence, and since <em>Falling </em>in the first example is a subject, it is a gerund, not a participle.